depression,hearing loss
Conditions
Interventions
Experimental group:Hearing aids
Control group:NA
Sponsors
Shandong University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) older adults aged=60 years; (2) presence of depressive symptoms (a score of Geriatric Depression Scale-15 (GDS-15) 0-4 is considered to be within the normal range, =5 indicates presence of depressive symptoms); (3) diagnosed with untreated adult-onset bilateral HL with a pure-tone average (PTA) =30 dB and<70 dB (at frequencies 500,1000,2000 and 4000 Hz); (4) Considered likely to benefit from amplification (i.e. participants have a Word Recognition in Quiet score=60% correct in the better-hearing ear)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) Vascular Dementia, probable Alzheimers disease, or Parkinsons Disease diagnosis or Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) score of =24; (2) history of major psychiatric illness, mania, bipolar disorder, substance use disorder within the past 12 months, or had current suicidal ideation; (3) severe or unstable disabling comorbid disease (terminal cancer, hepatic encephalopathy, end-stage pulmonary disease requiring home oxygen therapy); (4) history of a hearing aid use within the past 12 months; (5) medical contraindication to use of hearing aids (i.e. visible deformity of the ear, perforated eardrum combined inflammation, fluid or drainage from the ear within the past 90 days); (6) conductive HL with air-bone gap >15dB in two or more contiguous frequencies in both ears that cannot be resolved; (7) history of significant retro-cochlear pathology or organic lesion responsible for HL; (8) reported unwilling to purchase HA or wear HA on daily basis; (9) presence of severe tinnitus, or a diagnosis of Meniere’s disease.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| depressive symptoms;hearing status; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| social isolation;lonliness;basical activities of daily living scale, BADLs; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactFan Jiang
shandong university
Outcome results
None listed